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I'll look into those, thank you.

Thanks for the info, is there any entry level USB DACs you'd recommend?

Surprisingly even though it's an older PC there isn't much dust in it. Would there be a specific place to make sure it's clear of dust?

Is there any entry level USB DAC you recommend?

The front panel audio jack seems to not have any white noise. Edit: Just checked the green jack with another wire and white noise is still there.

I have an ATH-M50x headset connected directly into my Z97-A motherboard's green jack. I have noticed an annoying white noise sound in my headset when no or low audio is present. I have tried cleaning the connection points and having the headset wire touch as few other cables/ devices as possible but I still get the noise. I am thinking a DAC would fix this issue. From what I have read, an AMP is not needed with this level of headset and a DAC outside of my PC will get rid of the white noise. I am not really knowledgeable in this area but some posts I have looked at for entry level DACs mention the FiiO K3 and Schiit Modi 3. Would these or any other DAC be a solution to my problem?

Yeah I don't know that much about this stuff but what you said seems pretty spot on. What made me think my GPU had a problem was lines running through my desktop screen after a restart, only getting crashes as I played games, and that apparently the WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR could be caused by malfunctioning hardware. Either way I was gonna need a new GPU at some point in the near further and there were some great sales going on

I do not believe I have anything overclocked, underclocked, or XMP enabled but I will double check and put everything to stock settings. Thanks for the advise.

Over the past couple of months I have been getting random crashes/ freezes while playing different games. I don't always get a blue screen error but when I do, I get the error "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR”. I have also gotten the error "CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT" one time. After looking into the "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR" I thought the problem was with my GPU malfunctioning. At the time I had a GTX 770 @2GB. Apart from getting the errors I would also notice some lines appearing on my desktop after start up. I figured my GPU was about to dye. I got a new GPU (Zotac AMP RTX 2060) and a new PSU (Corsair RM650x) as per recommended by fellow LTT forum members. After installing the new hardware I am still getting crashes. I have looked at the Event Viewer under "Windows Logs - System" after some crashes and I see 3 errors in a row before the time of my crash. First is "DNS Client Events 1012" followed by two "DistributedCOM 10016" errors. I have also seen "DNS Client Events 1012" followed by two "DistributedCOM 10001" errors. I have tried looking for some ways to fix theses error but nothing has worked so far. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Below is all my information, if I missed anything or need to clarify something please let me know. Dump files: No dump files where created by any of my crashes. Perfmon /report: attached .html file named "PERFMON". Other information: OS - Windows 10 Home Version - 10.0.17763 Build 177763 System Type - x64 What OS was originally installed on the system? - An earlier version of windows. Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from a retailer)? - Retail version. Age of system (hardware) - It was originally build in 2013/14. Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS? - I did a fresh start of my system about a month or two back. I wiped every drive and reinstalled windows. CPU model - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790k @ 4.00Hz. Video Card model - Zotac AMP RTX 2060, Driver Version 430.86 (bought and installed 1 day ago). MotherBoard - A97-A Power Supply - brand & wattage - Corsair RM650x (bought and installed 1 day ago). System Manufacturer - ASUS Laptop or Desktop? - Custom build gaming desktop. PERFMON.html

Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Thanks for the advice!

That really helps, Thank you! With the 1070/1070ti is there a certain GB for the card I should look to get?

I'll test that out, thank you!

@KarathKasun This seems like a silly question to ask but how would I know if I need more CPU power?

@ChewToy! Thanks for the advice. I will look around my area for a 1070/1070ti. In regards to my PSU what would be better quality? I do not know anything about power supplies.